Kintai-kyo is not just any bridge.
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Japan’s Best-Hidden Gem
You’ll enjoy the town if no friendly local stops you in your tracks.
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Setouchi Starts Here
If you’re planning on exploring the cities and towns around Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, I assure you: You’re in the right place!
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Honshu’s Last Stand
Is Shimonoseki worth visiting?
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San’yo Starts Here
When most non-Japanese people hear the word san’yō, they think of a slightly questionable electronics brand.
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These Are Japan’s Best Beaches
Japan, in spite of being a country of islands, is not known for its beaches.
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The Japan You’ve Been Looking For
Looking for the real Japan? Look no farther than the San’in region.
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Shimonoseki Surprise
Surprise and delight—and terror, shortly thereafter.
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Farewell to the Fox Spirit
Motonosumi Inari Shrine might become a tourist trap in the future, but it’s abjectly serene in the present.
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